Laurence Henderson - Sitting Target

Corgi Books

Folder: U.K. Book Publishers
Crime, espionage and thrillers from the fifties and sixties.

14 Mar 2011

283 visits

Thomas B. Dewey - Draw the Curtain Close (Corgi edition)

First published by Jefferson House (hardback) in 1947 and by Signet (paperback) in 1948. This U.K. paperback edition published by Corgi (T42) in 1954. Cover art is not credited.

16 Dec 2010

232 visits

Thomas B. Dewey - As Good As Dead

First published in hardback by Jefferson House in 1946. This U.K. paperback edition published by Corgi (T55) in 1954. Cover art is not credited.

20 Jan 2011

172 visits

Manning O'Brine - The Hungry Killer

First published in hardback by Hammond, Hammond & Co. in 1956. This first paperback edition published by Corgi (T213) is also dated 1956. Cover art by John Richards.

10 May 2015

1 favorite

300 visits

Bart Spicer - The Golden Door

First published in the U.S by Dood, Mead & Co. (hardback) in 1951 and Bantam (paperback) in 1952. This U.K paperback edition published by Corgi (975) in 1956. Cover art by Edward Mortelmans.

10 May 2015

1 favorite

613 visits

Bill S. Ballinger - The Tooth and the Nail

First published in hardback by Harper & Brothers (U.S.) and Max Reinhardt (U.K.) in 1955. This U.K. paperback edition published by Corgi (T219) in 1957. Cover art by Edward Mortelmans.

17 Apr 2011

226 visits

Whit Masterson - Dead, She Was Beautiful (Corgi edition)

First published in the U.S. by Dodd, Mead, and Co. and in the U.K. by W.H. Allen, both in hardback, in 1955. This U.K. paperback edition published by Corgi (S421) in 1957. Cover art by Jack M. Faulks.

07 Nov 2009

211 visits

Bill S. Ballinger - The Deadlier Sex

First published as "Portrait in Smoke" in the U.S. by Harper & Bros. (hardback) in 1950 and by Signet (paperback) in 1951. This re-titled edition published in the U.K. by Corgi (S507) in 1958.

10 May 2015

1 favorite

313 visits

Sterling Noel - Chain of Death

Originally published in hardback as "Hydra-Head" by T.V. Boardman in 1955. This re-titled paperback edition published by Corgi (S525) in 1958. Cover art by Oliver Brabbins.

27 Apr 2015

1 favorite

250 visits

Robert Sylvester - Night in Havana

Originally published as "The Big Boodle" by Random House (hardback) in 1954 and by Permabooks (paperback) in 1955. This re-titled U.K. edition published by Corgi (S531) in 1958. Cover art by Roger Hall.
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